Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 21-2-401 (2026)

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private degree granting post secondary education institutions;
department of education to administer and set minimum standards
for licensure.

     (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section,
all trade, correspondence, distance education, technical,
vocational, business or other private schools which are located
within the state or have their principal place of business out
of state but are doing business in the state, shall be licensed
under this article before operating or doing business in this
state.

     (b) Any private degree granting post secondary education
institution shall prior to operating or doing business in this
state or continuing to operate or do business in this state,
notify the department of education pursuant to W.S. 21-2-402(f)
or be registered with the department in accordance with this
article.

     (c) The department of education shall administer and
enforce this article.

     (d) The department shall establish minimum standards for
all schools described in subsection (a) of this section and
provide for the investigation and evaluation of the schools as
necessary to administer this article.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2008–2008 · leading case: Newport Int'l Univ., Inc. v. State, Dep't of Educ., 2008 WY 72 (Wyo. 2008).

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Newport Int'l Univ., Inc. v. State, Dep't of Educ., 2008 WY 72 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 7× “The district court ruled that the Private School Licensing Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 21-2-401 to 407 (LexisNexis 2007) (hereinafter "Act"), and Department rules promulgated pursuant to the Act did not violate the Wyoming Constitution.”

— Wyo. Stat. § 21-2-401(a) — 1 case

Newport Int'l Univ., Inc. v. State, Dep't of Educ., 2008 WY 72 (Wyo. 2008). “The district court ruled that the Private School Licensing Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 21-2-401 to 407 (LexisNexis 2007) (hereinafter "Act"), and Department rules promulgated pursuant to the Act did not violate the Wyoming Constitution.”

— Wyo. Stat. § 21-2-401(d) — 1 case

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